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Owais Tohid

Owais Tohid has reported extensively on war and conflict in Asia for 30 years and witnessed the rise and fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan. He has also covered the Palestinian conflict in the Occupied Territories and worked for the BBC World Service, AFP and CS Monitor. X: @OwaisTohid

Latest published

Owais Tohid

Taliban vs. Daesh: Is the big war coming?

September 25, 2021

Owais Tohid

Afghanistan faces another long winter after US exit

September 08, 2021

Owais Tohid

Militant face, political mask

August 29, 2021

Owais Tohid

Iran caught in the 'Guardians' web

June 06, 2021

Owais Tohid

Memories from Palestine: Victims of a map

May 20, 2021

Owais Tohid

134 days and uncertain Afghanistan

May 02, 2021

Owais Tohid

America’s exit and the lost generations of wounded Afghanistan

April 16, 2021

Owais Tohid

Land mines on the road to peace in Afghanistan

As President Joe Biden wades through the mess of Trump’s legacy, he doesn’t need Afghanistan decoded for him. He doesn’t need a crystal ball or an orientation crash course, he’s an old hand. With Obama, he’s led the war against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for eight years.

February 06, 2021

Owais Tohid